About Khambhi Village

Khambhi is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 238 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khambhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khambhi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	179 hectares
Population	472
Male Population	238
Female Population	234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khambhi compares

By the 2011 count Khambhi is the 119th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Khambhi

Khambhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khambhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khambhi from other places

Khambhi lies about 38 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Khambhi
Nearest railway station	Giridih	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	21 km
District headquarters	Palamu	38 km

Villages closest to Khambhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chainpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Khambhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khambhi village had a population of 472. That makes it the 119th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Khambhi village has 238 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khambhi has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Khambhi is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khambhi covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khambhi falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khambhi is Giridih, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Khambhi.

Khambhi is about 38 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khambhi is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Giridih is about 18 km away. Chainpur is about 21 km away. Palamu is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.